The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 30, 2166
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
10:55 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3013
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 6.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.58° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.91° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.